Journal-bearing.



W. E. WINTERS.

JOURNAL BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-11,1916.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

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JOURNAL BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.II. 1915.

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A TTOHWEYS' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. WINTERS, or ONEIDA, NEW YORK.

JOURNAL-BEARING.

Application filed January 11, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. VVINTE 's, a citizen of the United'Sta'tes, and a; resident of Oneida, in the county of Madison and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful-JournakBearing, of which the following is. a specification.

This invention relates to journal. boxes, and has for its object aj'ournalbox provided with a lubricating meanswhich journal box is particularly simple in construction, econom-ical i-n ma'nufacture, and highly efficient and durable in use. Other objects appear throughout the specification. The invention consists in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing "this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in whichlike characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is-a longitudinal sectional view of oneembodiment of my'journal bearing.

Fig. 2 is 'a sectional view on line A'A, F ig. 1.

Fig. 3 isa sectional viewon the plane of line BB, Fig; 1, the contiguous parts of the hanger for the bearing being also shown.

Fig. i is-a fragmentary plan view of parts seen in Fig. 3-, the lubricatorbeingv omitted.

This journal box ispreferably divided into upper and lower sections 1 and 2, the divid'-' ing line between which extends lengthwise of the journal openingof thebox. The lower section 2 is provided with means for lubricating the shaft between the ends of the'box,

and means is provided at opposite ends of the box for removing the oil from the shaft at the'ends of thebox, in order that the oil will not flow out ofthebox along'the shaft. As here shown, the lower section 2 is'formed with oil reservoirs or recesses 3 at its opposite ends and with a lengthwise channel 45 opening throughthe journal or-shaft opening of-the box and also at its ends into the recesses 3. These recesses" 3-are enlarged in cross-section, as seen in Fig. 2, with respect to the shaft opening, and the-bottoms thereof are below the bottom of the'channel 1, so that each recess is capable-of receivingand holding a considerable "amount of 7 oil. seen-'in' Figi-a' one of these recesses is formed with a lateral extension 5' which is open at its top-forweceiving the lubricatorto be de scribed 6 and 7 are upperandlowersection's of'a sleeve locatedin thebox sections'l, 2 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Serial No. 71,565.

around the shaft 8, the lower section 7 being formed'in two sections, the edges of which are spaced apart and form a slot 9 in which a wick 10 extends in order to engage the periphery of the shaft 8. The intermediate portion of the wick is held off the bottom of the channel 4 by a suitable spacing member 11 including a portion spaced apart from the bottom of the channel in order to form a feed passage 12, said portion being also provided with ducts 13 at intervals through which the lubricant may feed to the wick. The end portions of the wick extend through eyes or loops 11 at the ends of the strip 11. Said spacing member 11 is here shown as a strip in the-form of an inverted channel U shape in cross-section, the ends of the legs of the U bearing on the bottom of the channel and the intermediate portion supporting the wick and being formed with the ducts 13. The wick 10 absorbs the oil from the passage 12 through the ducts 18, especially when the ends of the wick have become clogged by sediment. v

In order to prevent the oil from working out through the crevices between the upper and lower sections 1, 2 by capillary action, the opposing surfaces 14, 15 of the sections 1, 2 are arranged to diverge outwardly and upwardly, these diverging surfaces meeting,

at their inner lower ends laterally extending surfaces 16, provided on the sections, 1,2, the spaces between the said surfaces 14:, 15, being closed at their upper ends by horizontally extending surfaces 17 provided on one of the sections 1, 2, and here shown as provided on the upper section 1.

Means is provided within the recesses 3 for removing the oil from the shaft 8, so that the oil will not pass out the ends of the box beyond the'packings 18. These means are here shown as wipers 19 carried at the ends of springs 20 which are fixed at corresponding ends 21 to side walls of the recesses 3, and have looped portions carrying at their ends the wipers 19. These wipers'19, are arranged to engage the'lower side of the shaft so that the oil removed therefrom falls into the recesses 3. In order to prevent the oil vide' ribs23, the faces of which are opposed to but spaced from the shaft 8, far enoughto prevent the oil from working along the shaft by capillary action.

24 is a lubricator for supplying oil to one of the recesses 3, the lubricator having a depending hollow stem 25 which extends through the open top of the extension 5 and rests upon the bottom of one of the recesses 3, this stem having an outlet :26. The construction of the lubricator forms no part of this invention.

27 designates a. hanger or other support for the journal box, said hanger having means as screws 27 arranged at angles of 90 to the axis of the bearing, and the box is provided between its ends with sockets having arc-shaped surfaces 28 with which the screws 27 engage, these surfaces being located at 90 angles with respect to the axis of the shaft, that is they are arranged in pairs on diametrically opposite sides of the box and the diameters connecting the pairs intersect at a right angle. The arc-shaped surfaces 28 and the screws or other means 27 on the hanger constitute means by which the journal box can adjust itself in alinement with the shaft. For example, when the shaft is being hung, the journal box is placed approximately in position and the shaft rotated. The rotation of the shaft will cause the bearing box to seek its axis and when the axis thereof is found, the screws 27* are tightened against the surfaces 28.

In the operation of my hearing, the oil is fed from the lubricator to one of the re cesses 8 and from there is carried by the wick into the other recess 3, the channel l maintaining the oil at the same level in both recesses 3. During the rotation of the shaft the wipers 19 remove oil from the shaft at the end of the bearing box.

What I claim is:

l. A bearing comprising a box formed with a journal opening, an oil recess at one end of the opening and with a lengthwise channel opening into the recess and also opening along one side into the journal opening, a wick extending lengthwise of the channel and into the recess, and means for holding the wick ofi the bottom of the channel against the shaft journaled in the box, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A. hearing comprising a box formed with a journal opening, an oil recess at one end and with a lengthwise channel opening into the recess and also opening along one side into the journal opening, a wick extending lengthwise of the channel and into the recess, and means for holding the wick off the bottom of the channel against the shaft in the box, said means having a portion spaced apart from the bottom of the channel and formed with feed passages, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A bearing comprising a box formed messes with a journal opening, an oil recess at one end, and with a lengthwise channel opening into the recess and also opening along one side into the journal opening, a wick extending. lengthwise of the channel and into the recess, and spacing means for holding the wick off the bottom of the channel against the shaft in the box, said spacing means comprising a strip in the general form of an inverted U in cross section, the

one side into the journal opening, and at its ends intosaid recesses, 1awick located in the channel and having 1ts opposite ends extending into the recesses, and. means for holding the wick ofi the bottomof the channel, said means including a portion spaced apart from the bottom of the channel whereby a feed passage is provided below said portion, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 1

5. A formed with a journal opening, and with a lengthwise channel opening along one side into the journal opening, a bushing located in the journal opening andformed with a slot alined with the channel, a wick located in the slot, and means for holding the wick off the bottom of the channel including a portion spaced apart from the bottom of the channel whereby a feed passage is provided beneath said portion, and means for supplying oil to the wick, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. A hearing comprising a box formed with a journal opening, recesses in its oppojournal bearingcomprising a box site ends and a channel extending lengthwise I of the journal opening and communicating at its ends with the recesses and-opening along one side into the journal opening, a

bushing located in the journal opening and having a slot alined with the channel, a Wick extending lengthwise ofthe slot and having its ends depending into the recesses, means for holding the intermediate part of the wick oh the bottom of the channel, includ- 7 ing a portion spaced apart from the channel whereby a feed passage is provided beneath said portion, and a lubricator for supplying 011 to one of the recesses, substantiallyias and for the purpose'specified.

7. A. journal bearing comprising a body formed with a journal opening, recesses at the opposite ends of the opening, the box being composed of upper and lower sections, wipers located in the recesses andengaging,

the lower side of the shaft for removing oil i from the shaft, and the upper section being formed with parallel grooves which-provide ribs extending around the upper side of the nal box, out the ends of the box, substun shaft, the faces of the ribs terminating close tially as and for the purpose set forth.

to the shaft, and being spaced from the shaft In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 10 far enough so that the oil will not Work by signed my name, at Oneida, in the county capillary action along the shaft, the ribs of Madison, in the State of New York, this and the grooves preventing the oil from 10th day of Nov., 1915.

passing along the upper section of the jour- WILLIAM E. WINTERS.

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